PHYLLIS TROUT
Place of Residence: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Birth: October 20, 1958

Artist's Statement

The ritual of the printing process is physically demanding and invigorating. I begin each print with a plate completely covered in ink. I work through a subtractive process: by wiping, scraping, and diluting the ink, the images appear and disappear. I balance intention and accident while allowing spontaneous events to occur. The surprise of the reversed print compels me to explore further and repeat this continuum of revision.

The bardo is a transitional and [liminal] consciousness between awake and asleep, living and dying, and light and dark.

Biography

Phyllis Trout earned her B.F.A. from Kansas City Arts Institute, MO and has exhibited both nationally and internationally, individually and as part of a group. She was a MacDowell fellow in 2001 and currently teaches at Friends Seminary and New School University in New York City.